THE NEW YORKER given notice that he means business. And he went on to add to that im- pression in the challenge round. Against an in-and-out Perry on the first day, on a slippery court and in intermittent rain, he was unlucky not to have won the third set and led by two sets to one. He faltered, tightened his game defen- sively, perhaps fell victim to the Perry complex, and that was the end of him; Perry became the man-eater he can be. But against Austin, in the second round of singles, he showed once more what beautiful and varied tennis he can play, and with what pluck he can strike back from an apparently losing position. Aus- tin was playing as well as he has ever played in his life, if not better; which means that he was playing with the classical delicacy and precision, not to say speed, of a de Pachmann. But at set-all, and leading 5-1 in the third, he <.;uddenly found himself faced by an ad- versary who could dare to change both pace and tactics in adversity. Quist loosed a surprise attack on his forehand corner, hitherto neglected, with an ac- companying unadvertised increase of pace such as would have delighted Satoh, the great master of that art; and be- fore he knew it, Austin was himself on the defensive. From that time on Quist ran him remorselessly from corner to corner, stole the attack even from the slyest of his oblique backhand drives, drew him in only to drive him back again with a lob, and simply wore him out. A beautiful match, if not a great one. And delightful was Austin's affec- tionate congratulation to his conqueror at the end. In fact, it looked from where I sat as if Austin had kissed him-but, as the young lady next to us remarked, "It couldn't be. It would be too un- English! " F OR the rest, things went pretty much as expected, except perhaps for Austin's win over Crawford. But Crawford is this year more than ever in his somnambulent mood, and when faced by a crisis simply allows himself to drift into a sort of despairing dream. Flashes are there of the old master- he brought out some lovely stuff against Perry in the second set-but he can't keep it up, and he can't, or won't, run. As a postscript, let me add that of course some of the best tennis of the year took place at Eastbourne two weeks ago, where Grant and Budge played the English Davis Cup team. I went and saw Budge's brilliant destruction of Austin, and more than ever felt that he would beat Perry. He did. -C. E. D. Less Satisfy 0"... .. .'. .h1::: : ... : . . 1 M ( :.,::::: 1m VIRGINIA ROUNDS Corn- Tipped or Plain End 55 . :.;: ffit?;d;...; )>.w ..: : , ! ! ! ! ! :: . ..:.\ é .:ø-- . : ;, :,:;. ; : -- \t; ), I '<(:: . :::( .".- ':';':;. æ: J -\; :-'" if v.rj E \ .::: :' .., ',: P ïi z :: :: ,.. , -- - - .- -===-=-- '" ff rW; %n ," <; '", - - .. (' Ñ ::=::::::::.- f\ k -..-- '? I ?Æ --- ::J , - -,= rl,/ I (. I -::- j THE MAGAZINE OF ,...,- AFTER-DARK ENTERT AINMENT On newsstands 35c a copy By subscription $3 a year 50 EAST 42 ST., NEW YORK I FAM OUS FOR ITS STEAK DINNERS f '; J-Iarry's O "r:, .J ' Cafe + 11 TH STREET Jg:ç NICOLLET